Fireback and andirons for fireplaces.



0. H. PARRISH. FIREBAGK AND ANDIRONS FOR PIREPLACES. APPLICATION FILED APR. 16, 1908.

' Patented Dec. 20, 1910.

CHARLES H. PARRISH, OF STATESBQRO, GEORGIA.

FIREBACK AND ANDIRONS FOR EIREPLACES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 20. 1910.

Application filed April 16, 1908. Serial No. 427,383.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. PARRlSl-l, a citizen of the United States, residing at Statesboro, in the county of Bulloch and b'tate of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful In'iprovcments in l irebacks and Andirons for Fireplaces, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in fire backs and andirons for fireplaces, and the object is to provide means whereby the parts may be assembled and taken apart readily.

The invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view, and Figs. 3 and '4 are details.

A representslhe fire back. This fire back is provided with two mortises, 2, 2, the lower ends of which are constricted into dovetailed formations 3, 3. The numerals 7, 7, indicate two standards which likewise are provided with mortises 8, 8, the lower ends of which are dove-tailed as at 9, 9, to correspond With the mortises and dove-tails '2 and 3, respectively, of the fire back.

Bars 4, 4, are provided with tenons 5, 5, one located at each end, the vertical edges of which tenons are dove-tailed as indicated at 6, 6, they being adapted to enter, fit and be secured in the mortises 2, 2, and 8, S, of the fire back and standards respectively. The bars 4, 4:, are enlarged at the bases of the tenons, whereby to completely cover the mortises when the parts are assembled, thereby excluding extraneous material such as dust and ashes from the inortises, and at the same time giving a neat and finished appearance to the parts, all of which appear when assembled to be one integral piece.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is The combination with a fire back and standards, each of which is provided with moi-tises, one end ofv each mortise eonstricted and dove-tailed, of bars provided with dove-tailed. tenons adapted to enter, fit and be secured in said mortises, the ends of the bars at the bases of the tenons enlarged whereby to completely cover the mor tises, when the parts are assembled so that extraneous material, such as dust and ashes,

is prevented from entering the mortises.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. PARItISH.

\Vitnesses FRED T. LANIER, E. D. HOLLAND. 

